Sorrow

Tiffanie DeBartolo

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Sorrow

A Novel

Tiffanie DeBartolo

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ISBN Paperback 978-1-949116-30-4

ISBN Ebook 978-1-949116-31-1

First Edition

“Sorrow”

written by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner

Lyrics reprinted by permission of The National

Cover design by: Jessica Dionne Abouelela

Formatting: Jessica Dionne Abouelela

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For my parents

Whoever uses the spirit

that is in him creatively is an artist.

To make living itself an art,

that is the goal.

—Henry Miller

Nothing in any life,

no matter how well or poorly lived,

is wiser than failure

and clearer than sorrow.

—Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram

From: THOMAS FRASIER GALLERY <infothomasfrasiergallery.com>

Sent: Thurs, June 1, 2017 at 8:12 AM

To: Joseph Harper <[email protected]>

Subject: OCTOBER DANKO Sorrow: This is Art

The Thomas Frasier Gallery

in collaboration with

the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

is proud to announce the world premiere of:

SORROW: This Is Art

A Living Exhibit by October Danko

October Danko’s work has been a favorite

of art lovers from around the globe, and we are

pleased to invite you to the monthlong performance of:

SORROW: This Is Art

September 28–October 24

The newest piece in October’s Living Exhibit series will find her sitting at a table in SFMoMa’s Roberts Family Gallery from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. One at a time, gallery visitors will be invited to sit across from her and take her hands, wherein she will “hold their sorrow.”

Each visitor may spend up to five minutes with the artist. They will be permitted to speak to her if they wish, but she will remain silent.

October explains: “This exhibit was inspired by my belief that pain can be art, that connecting as humans is the greatest gift we can give each other, and that, for better or worse, sometimes it’s our pain that connects us.”

*Ms. Danko suffers from Mirror Touch Synesthesia, a condition that enables her to experience the sensations of others simply by observing them experiencing the particular sensation. In its more esoteric form, the artist can intuit the emotions of another person by touching them.

October says she was inspired to create this Living Exhibit after a difficult period in her life. “There’s nothing like heartbreak to crack a person wide open. But the cracks can sometimes act as reservoirs too. Not only for pain, but for joy as well. Leonard Cohen once wrote that the cracks are where the light gets in, and this exhibit is about letting the light in. It’s about healing my own sorrow by connecting to the sorrow of others. It’s about letting go of my pain by holding on to someone else’s. Ultimately, it’s about the oneness of love and hope.”